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1566 Icarus (/ ˈ ɪ k ər ə s / IK-ə-rəs; provisional designation: 1949 MA) is a large near-Earth object of the Apollo group and the lowest numbered potentially hazardous asteroid. It has an extremely eccentric orbit (0.83) and measures approximately 1.4 km (0.87 mi) in diameter.
(1566) Ícaro es un asteroide perteneciente a los asteroides Apolo descubierto por Walter Baade el 27 de junio de 1949 desde el observatorio del Monte Palomar, Estados Unidos.
1566 Icarus was discovered on Jun 27, 1949 by Walter Baade at Palomar Observatory. Its name was chosen from Greek mythology because Icarus, the son of Daedalus, got very close to the Sun. Asteroid Icarus has a perihelion distance of only 0.187 au (40 solar radii) that is one of the closest known.
15 de feb. de 2017 · Near-Earth asteroid (NEA) 1566 Icarus (, e = 0.83, ) made a close approach to Earth in 2015 June at 22 lunar distances (LD). Its detection during the 1968 approach (16 LD) was the first in the history of asteroid radar astronomy. A subsequent approach in 1996 (40 LD) did not yield radar images.
16 de may. de 2024 · Asteroid 1566 Icarus is a near-Earth asteroid discovered on June 27, 1949, by Walter Baade, an astronomer at the Palomar Observatory in California. The asteroid is named after the mythological figure Icarus, who flew too close to the sun and fell into the sea.
Key Facts. Categorized as a Apollo-class Asteroid. Comparable in size to the Golden Gate Bridge (1.00 km diameter) Will pass within 8,770,867 km of Earth in 2043. Classified as a Near Earth Asteroid (NEA) Classified as a Potentially Hazardous Asteroid (PHA) See orbit simulation.
1566 Icarus is an Apollo asteroid (a sub-class of near-Earth asteroid). At its closest approach to the Sun it is closer to the Sun than Mercury. In its orbit it crosses the orbits of Mercury, Venus and Mars. It is named after Icarus of Greek mythology, who flew too close to the Sun.
